Patents by Inventor Alton Carpenter

Alton Carpenter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated circuit card
    Patent number: 5414253
    Abstract: An integrated circuit card includes packaged semiconductor devices mounted on a substrate. The integrated circuit card also includes a housing bonded by sheet adhesives to the semiconductor devices or substrate. The housing includes top and bottom metal covers and may include spacers positioned between the sheet adhesives and semiconductor devices or substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel Baudouin, Alton Carpenter
  • Memory card with flexible conductor between substrate and metal cover
    Patent number: 5208732
    Abstract: A memory card has a housing including an interior chamber and a top metal cover. A substrate is located in the interior chamber and carries printed circuit leads, packaged semiconductor devices connected to selected printed circuit leads, and a connector connected to selected printed circuit leads. The packaged semiconductor devices are spaced from the top metal cover and a thermal coupler is located between the top metal cover and the packaged semiconductor devices for coupling heat generated by the packaged semiconductor devices to the top metal cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Texas Instruments, Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel Baudouin, Alton Carpenter, James Wallace